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It's all down to the proximity of the moon to the Earth. If it was further away, tidal influence would be much less.
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What has the greatest effect on earths tides?
The moon.
How do earths tides work?
from where the moon is dicides o high or low tides
What ios the primary cause of earths ocean tides?
They are mainly caused by the gravitation of the Moon. More specifically, the Moon attracts the part of Earth that's closer to the Moon stronger than the part that is away from the Moon. To a lesser degree, tides are also caused by the Sun - for the same reason.
What does the moon affect the earths tides?
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Why do the Moon's gravity have a greater effect on earths ocean tides than the suns gravity?
Even though the suns gravitational pull is stronger than the moons and does infact effect the tides slightly, the moon is close enough to pull the tides more than the sun. Its all distance related.
What has the most influence on ocean tides?
The biggest influence on Earths tides comes from the gravitational effects from the Moon.
Why does the moon have a greater influence on earths tides than the sun does?
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What has a stronger influence over tides the sun or moon?
well my dear friend, it is indeed the moon
How do tides change between moon phases?
it moves in and out through he moon and earths gravitatonal pull it gets stronger with the moon when it is full and less he there is a new moon :)
What are the effects of the moon on the earths tides?
what are the effects of tides The moon effects the tides making them either high or low tides.
What has the greatest effect on earths tides?
The moon.
What are earths tides caused by?
The tides are caused by the gravitational pull of Earth's moon.
How do earths tides work?
from where the moon is dicides o high or low tides
What ios the primary cause of earths ocean tides?
They are mainly caused by the gravitation of the Moon. More specifically, the Moon attracts the part of Earth that's closer to the Moon stronger than the part that is away from the Moon. To a lesser degree, tides are also caused by the Sun - for the same reason.
Why earths oceans have tides?
If we did not have the moon, there would be no waves.
The moon has the greatest effect on earths?
ocean tides
What does the moon affect the earths tides?
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